Nitin Kumar

Nation does not believe in conflict between ecology & economy: PM in Mysuru

Panel to study 'unanswered deficiencies', stays further development for 2 months

"The ministry is considering every direction (on penalty) but we will take a decision based on the recommendation in the investigation report"

Though EVs have fast gained traction; CNG vehicle sales are up 82% in 5 years

Waste processing in India has gone up by over four times from 17 per cent in 2014 to 75 per cent

Aim now is to ensure cubs survive; on cheetah death, ministry officials say 50% mortality was expected

The installation is expected to be completed by March 2024

Poachers kill 41 jumbos in 5 yrs; activists warn against India taking a softer stance on international ivory trade

The Colombian authorities, according to reports, have reached out to the Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Kingdom (GZRRC) in Jamnagar, Gujarat, for the rehabilitation of these feral hippos

The 10 species-specific guidelines include, guidelines for mitigating human-elephant, -gaur, -leopard, -snake, -crocodile, -rhesus macaque, -wild pig, -bear, -blue bull and -blackbuck conflict

The Report notes that finance flows from developed to developing countries fall short of the levels needed to meet climate goals across all sectors and regions

Funding from rich nations should not be only source of climate finance, it says

"What you give to your people are not handouts but a social security net. The PM may dismiss social security schemes as 'revadis', but whenever there is an election, he increases the deadline of PDS"

Former Niti chief dwells on need for first-loss guarantees and blended finance to boost private capital flow; calls for installing 5 mn fast chargers, urges battery swapping and PLIs for localised mfg

In the eleven months of FY23, some 649,000 E2Ws were sold at an average of 59,000 units a month. E2W made up more than 60% of the overall 1.04 million EVs sold so far

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency will administer India's carbon trading framework, which is getting ready for its rollout

Down 40% since all-time high of 8,154 units in October 2022

Many are considering shutting shop as supplies are down to a trickle and operational costs exceed revenues

On the skilled manpower front, the cabinet minister said that Punjab has 11 major specialised research institutes engaged in the textile sector.

At summit, Punjab government says it has introduced self-certification for industries